Nikinapi was an
Illiniwek
The Illinois Confederation, also referred to as the Illiniwek or Illini, were made up of 12 to 13 tribes who lived in the Mississippi River Valley. Eventually member tribes occupied an area reaching from Lake Michicigao (Michigan) to Iowa, Illi ...
chief who welcomed the
Marquette-Joliet party in 1673 at a
Peoria camp.
References
* Armstrong, Virginia Irving. (1971). ''I Have Spoken.'' Sage Books, The Swallow Press Inc. Page 5.
17th-century Native American leaders
Date of birth unknown
Date of death unknown
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